Re: Interesting find on food changes, disney research strikes again

Rudeney wrote:
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In chatting with a couple of the sous chefs (second in commands) at Boma
and
also Crystal Palace I was told by both why the Prime rib roast was
replaced
by roast strip loin.. research from customers said it was ,,,,, TOOO
fatty. So once again people who eat to survive, not to enjoy have hurt
the
food world.

As one learning to live with a serious heart condition, I absolutely eat to
survive. And I have no reason to apologize for it. My heart condition was
caused primarily by eating foods with too much saturated fat - the only
difference between me and the next guy is that he doesn't yet know that his
arteries are dangerously clogged, and probably doesn't yet realize he needs
to change his eating habits.

If the company is going to serve good foods that more of us can safely eat,
that sounds like a good thing. It doesn't mean that there aren't good foods
to eat.

N via D


I'm not really convinced it's the saturated vs. unsaturated fats that are the problem. I'm getting more swayed that it's the absence of omega-3 & -6 fatty acids from our commercial food supply that is the major bad actor. I'd be all for a good fatty rib roast if it was grass fed beef served with a whole grain side.

I know I've been on my soapbox about this before, but it's been at least a year, so I might as well drag it out! ;-) I'm convinced heart health has nothing to do with fat at all, regardless of type. It has do with carbohydrates. My BIL is a heart surgeon and he and his practice partners tested the Sugar Buster's "diet" and found that even with a high fat diet, their blood tests continued to improve.

The theory is that fat in the bloodstream is fairly benign until combined with high blood sugar, and that combination is what forms plaque that clogs the works. Consumed fat and protein will actually lower blood sugar and can't really result in stored body fat unless consumed in very large quantities.

The primary reason fat has been proclaimed as bad is because it is high in calories, yet the whole concept of dieting by calorie counting is horribly outdated. That theory assumes that all calories are counted equally because they are a unit of energy, yet it's simple to disprove that theory, even with the calorie-counter's own information. That is, what about calories from fiber? If you have ever been on a calorie-counting diet (such as Weight Watchers) you kow that you always get to subtract the calories from fiber. Why would that be if all calories are equal?

It's the spiking of blood sugar from quickly-digested carbohydrates that is the enemy. Our modern foods are loaded with (often unnecessary) quickly-digested blood sugar spiking carbohydrates. We obviously expect dessert foods and candy to be laden with sugar, but start reading the labels of foods you think are "healthy" and you'll soon see they often have more sugar and corn syrup than you might expect. Tis includes things like canned vegetables or other prepared foods that really have no need for added carbohydrates.

Whole grains are much healthier than refined grains, but good luck finding "real" whole grain foods. I often pickup items in the store that have a "heart healthy" symbol and proclaim to be "whole grain", but that's just marketing. More often than not, there will be a small "made with" disclaimer and an ingredient label that gives them away - they are mostly refined grains, but have some added whole grains to backup the labeling. The FDA and the American Heart Association are perfectly happy with this deceptive labeling, yet try to label something that is high in fat as healthy because it has no added sugars and you quickly find out that is a big no-no. For example, you can make a low-fat salad dressing or mayonnaise by replacing some of the fat in it with corn syrup, sugar, and/or corn starch and proclaim it as "healthy" with their blessings. If you decided to make it normally, yet pass on the added sugar or corn syrup, you will get shut-down if you tey to even mention that it's "healthy" or "diet".

OK, that's enough. I feel better now. ;-)

In other words, give me a fatty prime rib roast with a side of wood chips, please.

~Amanda
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